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Advice and information on key aspects of the UK’s counter-terrorism legislation and how it may affect charities and their work.
Find out how charities can vest land in the name of the Official Custodian for Charities.
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
How a church hall may be used for other charitable purposes if it is no longer needed exclusively for church purposes.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
This MoU applies to all matters where there are issues of mutual interest to RSH and the Charity Commission which are relevant to their respective roles and functions.
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you contact the Charity Commission as a whistleblower.
Analysis of the law relating to the principles of public benefit.
Find out what happens when the Charity Commission opens an inquiry into a charity.
Guidance for charity trustees on when to report incidents involving the charity's partners as a serious incident.
Guidance for councillors and council officers of a local authority which is a trustee of a charity.
How charity trustees can be liable for the actions of employees, volunteers and others who act for the charity.
What trustees need to consider when acquiring land, whether for the charity’s own use or as an investment.
Illustrative examples of benefits for the poor.
How the Charity Commission can use official warnings to deal with wrongdoing in charities.
Charity Commission disclaimer for using SORP accounting templates.
What governors of foundation, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled and academy schools need to know about being charity trustees.
This guide gives some examples of types of personal benefit.
Understand the rules on political activity and campaigning and how they are regulated.
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